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My PTSD Picture
A picture paint’s a thousand words, right? I must have said and heard this phrase thousands of times. For me, one glimpse at this image of myself on a breathing apparatus course would change...
Salary Benchmarking: How to Attract and Retain Top Talent
There’s no doubt that salary and reward benchmarking is an essential component of any business strategy. In today's competitive candidate market, and with salaries on the rise, no one wants to lose...
Why An Effective Employer Brand Strategy Is A Long-Term Relationship, Not A Fling
If it’s not your goal to promote your business as an attractive employer, why not? In today’s increasingly competitive candidate market, what your existing and potential employees think of your...
The importance of pre-onboarding: Engaging and exciting your new talent before their first day
After a lengthy recruitment process, you've finally found your ideal candidate, and you're ready to get them started. Onboarding is more than simply job training or employee orientation -it's the...
Towards a Neurodiverse Workplace – How Your Company Could Be Missing Out on Some of the Best Talent
Neurodiversity is a somewhat new term in the workplace. Many may have heard the phrase but not fully understood its implications in the business world. This blog aims to shed some light on the topic...
Supply and Demand in a post Brexit pandemic – This Could Be ‘the most expensive Christmas yet’
Supply chain issues are not a new occurrence within food, hospitality, and retail (we all remember the KFC chicken shortages of 2018). This year, because of Brexit, new visa restrictions as well as...
Benefits of Fixed Term Contracts
Fixed-term contracts can be beneficial to both employers and individuals due to the opportunities and flexibility they can offer. In Quarter 1 of 2020, as COVID-19 took hold of Europe, the economy...
Top 10 Jobs With Talent Shortages In the UK
The UK labour market is experiencing one of the most challenging talent shortages in its recent history. Our last blog post discussed the skills shortage which is taking place within the transport...
Where has the talent gone? A breakdown of the UK’s skills shortage in transport and logistics professions
The UK Transport and Logistics job market is experiencing one of its most uncertain phases in recent history. This year, transport and logistic vacancies reached their highest mark for a century....
Diversity & Inclusion in the Workplace
In this blog I take you through the importance and benefits of diversity and inclusion (D&I) and then leave you with the foundations of a great strategy to move forward with. By the end you’ll...
Women in STEM – How Can We Improve Gender Equality?
This blog will take you through some of the main reasons that women in STEM are underrepresented and the key issues women face when they do find work in STEM fields. We’ve also included some ways as a business you can improve the situation and some tips for women looking to get into the sector.
The Importance of Employer Branding
Employer Brand and EVP development is increasingly becoming a “must have” for any organisation looking to attract and retain great talent. The world of work is shifting on its axis. Skill shortages...
What’s the Point of a Recruitment Audit?
A Recruitment Audit should be your first step in your recruitment strategy. Read our blog for 10 reasons why it will benefit your business.
10 Benefits of Talent Mapping – Improve Your Talent Acquisition
10 benefits of talent mapping to improve your talent acquisition and recruitment strategies. Start recruiting the right talent.
Press Release: Cogito secure 12 month extension with ASM Assembly Systems
For the third straight year, Cogito have been appointed as the exclusive recruitment partner to ASM Assembly Systems (ASM) in the UK. Since 2019, Cogito has evolved the ways in which ASM attracts...
